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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Raleway Medium"">Berkshire County is considering a pilot of a small “interurban” rail service between five of our municipalities along an existing rail line. Currently, we have an idea of ridership on this corridor
based on an existing bus line that serves the same towns, in roughly the same itinerary that the rail service would. Obviously, not all these bus passenger trips would change to rail if the pilot started, but is anyone aware of a methodology or formula that
could reasonably estimate rail ridership numbers based on known boardings and alightings at the bus stops? New passengers would also likely be attracted to the rail, especially tourists. The train platforms would be centrally located in the towns for the most
part, with the intention of being walkable from the commercial centers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A">Nicholas Russo, Senior Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A">1 Fenn St., Suite 201 | Pittsfield, MA 01201<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A">O: 413.442.1521 x19<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:nrusso@berkshireplanning.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">nrusso</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">@berkshireplanning.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.berkshireplanning.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.berkshireplanning.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">
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